Author: gordons

Photo of a large rock in the lower right third
35mm, f18, ISO 100, 1/60
The goal of this photo was to use the rule of thirds composition to give a feeling of openness and vastness. The single large rock placed on the lower right third gives the rest of the image lots of empty space, only filled with the flatness around it and the hills in the background. I […]
Black and White photo of vegetables
18mm 1/60 f13 ISO100
The goal of this photo was to capture a black and white photo of a colorful assortment of vegetables. In this photo there was green, yellow, red, brown, and purple, yet all the photo now shows is black and white. The photo shows a colorful story of all the different kinds of vegetables in the […]
Photo of a graffitied concrete structure against a sky background
31mm 1/160 f13 ISO100
The goal of this photo was to have one subject dominate the frame. In this case I used a graffitied concrete structure to fill up the frame and make it feel cramped. I also liked how I was able to get the background to be the sky because it makes the light blue makes the […]
Photo of my brother and father looking at a toy airplane
32mm 1/400 f5.6 ISO100
My goal with this photo was to tell the story of this particular day with my dad and brother. The three of us went out to fly my brother’s toy airplane. This photo tells this story as you can see my dad and brother huddled over the airplane as they check to see if it […]
Orange pink light from a sunset reflected off water
50mm 1/100 f2.4 ISO100
The goal of this image was to capture the colors of a sunset using a reflection. I wanted to take a photo of something generic but from a different perspective. This is where I got the inspiration for this prompt, since using a reflection to show something is not always a common perspective.
close up of Christmas tree
24mm 1/125 f4.5 ISO1250
This image is a close up of my family’s Christmas tree. The elements captured in the image such as the ornaments and Christmas lights are meant to showcase how my family celebrates this holiday. We put up a Christmas tree and decorations every year for the holiday.